(last updated July 2022)
Teaching Awards
2021 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn State University
2019 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn State Eberly College of Science
2018 Summit Ascent Award for Innovation in Astronomy Teaching, Center for Astronomy and Physics Education Research
Recent Invited Talks on Teaching
Kindness: It’s Not Just for Pushovers Anymore (Inclusive Kindness part 1), Penn State Center for Excellence in Science Education, invited, April 8, 2022
Inclusivity for Dummies: Our Students are Not Us (Inclusive Kindness part 2), Penn State Center for Excellence in Science Education, invited, April 22, 2022
Connecting with your Students: Meet them Where They Are, (colloquium, invited), Vanderbilt University Astronomy Department, Sep 2021
Motivation and Interaction, NEROC Education Panel, Nov 2020
Education
PhD Astrophysics, UC Berkeley, June 2007
MA Astrophysics, UC Berkeley, Jan 2003
BA Physics (math & music minors), Wittenberg University, Summa Cum Laude, May 2001
Teaching and Research Positions
Teaching Professor, PSU Dept of A&A, July 2021 – present
Associate Teaching Professor, PSU Dept of A&A, September 2017 – July 2017
Senior Lecturer, PSU Dept of A&A, May 2016 – August 2017
Lecturer, PSU Dept of A&A, July 2012 – April 2016
Instructor, Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Aug 2009 – June 2012
Lecturer (Adjunct), Physics Department & Astronomy Department, Cornell University, Dec 2007-May 2009
Education Researcher & Adjunct Instructor, Physics Department, Ithaca College, Dec 2007-May 2009
Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Lab, May 2001-May 2007
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), University of CA Berkeley, Aug 2001-May 2004
Volunteer Instructor and Tutor, San Quentin Prison College Program, Patten College, 2002-2003
Books Published
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I Know Exactly What You Are, Sourcebooks, Sept 2018
Astrophysics for Babies, Sourcebooks, July 2018
ABCs of Space, Sourcebooks, May 2018
A Student’s Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy, Cambridge University Press, 2013
Selected Current Service Activity Highlights at Penn State
see page on Professional Experience ()
Policy Experience
Levers of Change, AAAS Education Policy Meeting, HHMI, Bethesda, MD, May 2018
Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., Fall 2007
Profiles and Articles in Teaching, Science, and Policy Newsletters and Blogs
* Featured in “Career Profile: Associate Teaching Professor” on the blog Women in Astronomy, Aug 21, 2018 (http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/08/career-profile-associate-teaching.html, retrieved Dec 11, 2018)
*Featured in “Outside of Class Learning Activities: 4th of 5 Secrets to Great ASTRO101 Evaluations” on the blog CAPER Astronomy Faculty Lounge, Feb 9, 2016 (https://astronomyfacultylounge.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/outside-of-class-learning-activities-4th-of-5-secrets-to-great-astro101-evaluations/, retrieved Feb 2, 2020)
* Featured in “Multitasking“, on the popular teaching blog Reflections on the Teaching of Science in Our World, by PSU Prof. Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology, Sept 2015 (http://sites.psu.edu/siowreflections/2015/09/15/multi-tasking/, retrieved July 6, 2018)
* Featured in “Making Choices and Explaining Them To Our Students” on the popular teaching blog TeachBetter, by Dr. Doug McKee, Economics Professor at Cornell University, and leader of Cornell’s Active Learning Initiative, June 2015 (http://teachbetter.co/blog/2015/06/09/making-choices-and-explaining-them/, retrieved July 6, 2018)
* “Reinventing & Revitalizing Office Hours: What Would Socrates Do?“, Spark: The AAS Education Newsletter, 2011 October, Issue 12, pg 8-9 (https://aas.org/files/resources/spark_2011_10_october_fall.pdf, retrieved July 6, 2018)
* “Washington Needs Astrophysicists“, AAS (American Astronomical Society) Newsletter, Issue #139, March/April 2008, pg 11 (https://files.aas.org/archive/Newsletter/Newsletter_139_2008_03_March_April.pdf, retrieved July 6, 2018)
Professional Development — selected workshops taught
“Teaching is a Two-Way Street“, Astronomy Teaching Summit, Baltimore, MD, July 2019
“Connecting with Your Students: Meet Them Where They Are“, invited plenary presentation, International Astronomy Teaching Summit, Hilo, Hawai’i, July 2018
Evidence Based Teaching Academy, Penn State Eberly College of Science, May 2018
New Faculty Orientation, Penn State College of Science, August 2016, 2017, 2018
New TA Orientation, Penn State Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011-2018
“Inquiry-based labs in Astronomy”, American Astronomical Society (AAS) 227th meeting, January 2016
Professional Development — selected workshops taken
Lilly East Teaching Conference, Bethesda, MD, May 2014
Strong Women Strategic Performance, workshop for female Science Faculty, April 2016
Creating an Ethical Classroom, Penn State Leonhard Center faculty development course, Summer 2014Course Design Academy, Penn State SITE faculty development course, Summer 2013
OL 2000, 2600, 2700, 2900 – Online faculty development courses, 2010-2015
Getting Started in Astronomy Education Research, Workshop, Jan 2010
Improving the College Intro Astronomy Survey Course for Non-Science Majors Through Active Learning, Introductory & Advanced Workshops, JPL Center for Astronomy Education, 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2011
UC Santa Cruz Center for Adaptive Optics Professional Development Program, Teaching by Inquiry, Spring/Summer 2007
Designing Courses to Enhance Student Motivation, UC Berkeley, Spring 2007
Teaching Experience as Instructor of Record
ASTRO 001: Astronomical Universe, Penn State University, 17 times from 2009-2018 (3300 students to date)
ASTRO 010: Elementary Astronomy, Penn State University, 15 times from 2011-2018, (1730 students to date)
ASTRO 006: Stars & Galaxies, Penn State University, 3 time from 2013-2018 (250 students total)
ASTRO 602: Supervised Experience in College Teaching, 8 times from 2010-2016 (62 graduate students to date)
ASTRO 011: Elementary Astronomy Laboratory, Penn State, 3 times from 2011-2012 (135 students to date)
PHYS 2213: Heat and Electromagnetism, Cornell Univ, 3 times from 2008-2009 (180 students total)
ASTRO 1105: An Introduction to the Universe, Cornell University, Summer 2008 (17 students)
PHYS 175: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, Ithaca College, Spring 2008 (50 students)
AST 117: Astronomy, San Quentin Prison Program, Patten College, (8 students)
Publications
Is there a “back” of the Room When the Teacher is in the Middle? Julia M. Kregenow, Michael Rogers, & Matthew Price, 2011 Journal of College Science Teaching, 40, 6
Multidimensional Education Research: Managing Multiple Data Streams Julia M. Kregenow, Michael Rogers, & Mark Constas, 2010 Astronomy Education Review, 2010, 9 (1)
Studying the Transient Warm/Hot Gas in the Galaxy through FUV Emission from Highly Ionized Species PhD Thesis, UC Berkeley, filed June 2007. Advisors: Carl Heiles & Jerry Edelstein
Far Ultraviolet Observations of a Thermal Interface in the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble Julia M. Kregenow, Jerry Edelstein, Eric Korpela, and 8 coauthors, 2006 Astrophysical Journal, 644L, 167
Far Ultraviolet Observations of the North Ecliptic Pole with SPEAR Eric J. Korpela, Jerry Edelstein, Julia M. Kregenow, and 7 coauthors, 2006 Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), 644L, 163
Observations of the Diffuse Far-UV Sky with SPEAR J. Edelstein, E. J. Korpela, K. Nishikida, J. Kregenow, and 5 coauthors, 2006 ASP Conference Series Proceedings, v.348, p541
Preliminary laboratory performance of the NCT prototype flight electronics Wayne Coburn, Steven E. Boggs, Julia M. Kregenow, and 11 coauthors, 2004 SPIE, 5165, 131-138
Overview of the nuclear Compton telescope S. E. Boggs, W. Coburn, D. M. Smith, J. D. Bowen, P. Jean, J. M. Kregenow, R. P. Lin, P. von Ballmoos, 2003 NAR, 48, 251-255
Chandra Observations of the X-Ray Point Source Population in Centaurus A R. P. Kraft, J. M. Kregenow, W. R. Forman, C. Jones, S. S. Murray, 2001 ApJ, 560, 675-688
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
Big Data in AER Julia Kregenow, Jan 2016, American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting 227, #245.08
Teach Climate Change J. Kregenow and AAS Sustainability Committee workshop presentation, American Astronomical Society (AAS) 227th mtg, Kissimmee, Florida, January 7, 2016
Using Citizen Science to Engage and Motivate Students in a Gen Ed Classroom Julia Kregenow and Chris Palma, Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, March 2014
Building Community Through Online Collaborative ‘Class Answers’ to Student Questions J. Kregenow and S. Van Hook, Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, March 2013
Is There a “Back” of the Room When the Teacher is in the Middle? J. Kregenow and M. Rogers, Jan 2010, American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting 215, #466.02
Testing the SCALE-UP Approach to Introductory Astronomy J. Kregenow, L. Keller, M. Rogers, and D. Romero, May 2008, American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting 212, #40.07
Studying the Transient Warm/Hot Gas in the Galaxy through FUV Emission from Hishly Ionized Species (Dissertation talk) J. Kregenow, J. Edelstein, C. Heiles, and 8 coauthors, May 2007, AAS Meeting 210, #44.07
Properties of the Hot Diffuse Gas in our Galaxy observed with SPEAR J. Kregenow, M. Sirk, R. Sankrit, C. Heiles, and 6 coauthors, Jan 2007, AAS Meeting 209, #17.02
FUV Observations of a Thermal Interface in the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble J. Kregenow, J. Edelstein, E. J. Korpela, C. Heiles, and 6 coauthors, Dec 2005, AAS Meeting 207, #81.15
Diffuse FUV observations of the North Ecliptic Pole with SPEAR E. J. Korpela, J. Edelstein, K. Nishikida, J. Kregenow, and 4 coauthors, Dec 2004, AAS Meeting 205, #59.02
SPEAR Far UV Observations of the Interstellar Medium J. Edelstein, E. Korpela, K. Nishikida, J. Kregenow, and 11 coauthors, Dec 2004, AAS Meeting 205, #59.01
Early Results from SPEAR — the Eridanus Superbubble J. Kregenow, J. Edelstein, E. J. Korpela, C. Heiles, and 6 coauthors, May 2004, AAS Meeting 204, #61.11
Test Flight of the Prototype Nuclear Compton Telescope Ge Detectors J. Kregenow, S. E. Boggs, W. Coburn, R.P. Lin, and 9 coauthors, May 2003, AAS Meeting 202, #04.11
Chandra Observations of the X-Ray Point Source Population in Centaurus A J. M. Kregenow, R. P. Kraft, C. Jones, W. R. Forman, S. S. Murray, High Energy Division, Dec 2000, AAS Meeting 197, #111.11
Abbreviated version (1 pg) PDF: KregenowCV-1pg-2018